| Official Name: | Sichon |
| Native Name: | สิชล |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thung Prang |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 83981 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 80120 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 8014 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 9.0067°N 99.9017°W |
Sichon (Thai: สิชล, in Thai pronounced as /sìʔ.t͡ɕʰōn/) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
The district is in the northern part of the province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Sala and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Kanchanadit and Don Sak of Surat Thani province; Khanom of Nakhon Si Thammarat. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
Namtok Si Khit National Park is in the district.[1]
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 106 villages (mubans). Sichon itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Khanom. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations.
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